Washington Street, Bradford, BD8 9QR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BD8 9QR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50%	50.7%	0.7%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	50%	49.3%	-0.7%	49.0%	0.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of BD8 9QR there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 55.1% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.3%	30.7%	0.4%	37.9%	-7.2%
Married: Opposite sex	54.4%	55.1%	0.7%	44.2%	10.9%
Separated	6.4%	6.8%	0.4%	2.2%	4.6%
Divorced	5.1%	4.4%	-0.7%	9.1%	-4.7%
Widowed	3.8%	2.9%	-0.9%	6.1%	-3.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.2%	49.1%	9.9%	48.4%	0.7%
Good health	37.7%	34.8%	-2.9%	33.6%	1.2%
Fair health	18.6%	12.5%	-6.1%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	3.3%	2.5%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around BD8 9QR this area, 32.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.2%	32.2%	-1.0%	18.2%	14.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.7%	11.1%	-3.6%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.3%	13.9%	-1.4%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	11.1%	2.5%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	18.5%	26%	7.5%	33.8%	-7.8%
Other	9.1%	5.8%	-3.3%	2.8%	3.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 6.8% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	2.9%	5.7%	2.8%	3.1%	2.6%
Pakistani	79.4%	73.9%	-5.5%	2.7%	71.2%
Other Asian	3.7%	5.4%	1.7%	1.6%	3.8%
Black African	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	7.4%	6.8%	-0.6%	81.4%	-74.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.1%	1.0%
Roma	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Arab	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.6%	51.6%	-5.0%	83.2%	-31.6%
European Union	3.5%	8.5%	5.0%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	38.8%	37.5%	-1.3%	5.6%	31.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.4%	52%	-4.4%	83.2%	-31.2%
10+ Years	4.6%	33.1%	28.5%	9.8%	23.3%
5-10 Years	5.5%	2.5%	-3.0%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	11.4%	8.2%	-3.2%	2.2%	6.0%
Less than 2 years	22.1%	4.3%	-17.8%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.1%	76.7%	-3.6%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	10.8%	1.2%	9.6%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	3.9%	37.2%	-33.3%
Christian	11.4%	46.2%	-34.8%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Muslim	78.9%	6.5%	72.4%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	2.1%	6.0%	-3.9%

Safety

Is Washington Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Washington Street was 70.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.4% lower than the Manningham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Washington Street has the 13th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Manningham and the 591st lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 62.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -88.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,900

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BD8 9QR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Washington Street are based on 270 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bradford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Washington Street, Bradford, BD8 9QR

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD8 9QR

Average Price
£102,780

Semi-Detached
£210,371

Terraced
£99,154

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£58,046

Estimated Average Property Prices for Washington Street

Average Price
£95,046

Semi-Detached
£151,152

Terraced
£93,017

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£59,394

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Washington Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
156 Washington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£39,500	2025-10-20	£40,682
166 Washington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2024-09-20	£106,567
180 Washington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£81,000	2023-09-14	£92,386
278 Washington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£54,000	2023-05-09	£59,844
260 Washington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£82,000	2023-03-17	£96,932

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD8 9QR

Employment

BD8 9QR area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	50
Looking after home or family	32
Part-Time Employee	32
Other	29
Self-Employed	15
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Retired	10
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Human health and social work activities	26
Education	26
Manufacturing	24
Transport and storage	15
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	4
Other	3
Construction	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre Washington Street , Girlington BD8 9QW	4out of 4	338 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	724 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	1,689 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	2,126 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families Basil Street , Canterbury BD5 9HL	4out of 4	3,240 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Girlington Primary School Girlington Road , BD8 9NR	3out of 4	382 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's CofE Primary School Whitby Terrace , Girlington BD8 9JL	- not rated	434 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's CofE Primary School Whitby Terrace , Girlington BD8 9JL	3out of 4	434 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lady Royd Primary School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	- not rated	475 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Whetley Primary School Whetley Lane , BD8 9HZ	- not rated	579 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	- not rated	475 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Syedna Way , BD8 9AR	4out of 4	871 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	3out of 4	1,313 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Catholic Grammar School Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	- not rated	1,313 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	- not rated	1,313 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whetley Middle School Whetley Lane , BD8 9HZ	- not rated	579 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Scotchman Middle School Scotchman Road , BD9 5DF	- not rated	709 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Drummond Middle School Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	- not rated	1,168 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fairweather Green Middle School Thornton Road , BD8 0HJ	- not rated	1,171 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chellow Dene Middle School Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	- not rated	1,612 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradford College Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY	- not rated	2,602 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	3,281 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	3,628 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	3,950 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	2out of 4	1,627 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Academy Lister Avenue , BD4 7QS	- not rated	5,163 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	- not rated	475 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Netherleigh Preparatory School 5 Lynton Drive , BD9 5JH	- not rated	734 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prism Independent School Walker Drive , Girlington BD8 9ES	- not rated	740 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Temple Bank School Daisy Hill Lane , BD9 6BN	- not rated	986 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Bilal Academy for Girls 1-3 Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	- not rated	1,168 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Desi Parmesans	39 Duckworth Lane	136 yd
Deli Co	67 Duckworth Lane	146 yd
Fresh Fillingz	31 Duckworth Lane	174 yd
Dara Shawarma	6 Duckworth Lane	258 yd
Mother Hubbards	21 Duckworth Lane	276 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
West Bradford Bowling Club (Bar Only)	Prospect Place		249 yd
The Red Lion (Bar Only)	589 Thornton Road		709 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Roti Rooms	297 Girlington Road	59 yd
The Flavours	370 Girlington Road	96 yd
Zana Steak House	35-37 Duckworth Lane	136 yd
UK Fried Chicken	51 Duckworth Lane	136 yd
Choudhary's Pizza Bar	27 Duckworth Lane	174 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asia Superstore	121 Fairbank Road	471 yd
Morrisons	Victoria Shopping Centre, Young Street	793 yd
B&M	Unit 13a, Victoria Shopping Centre, Thornton Road	814 yd
Getir UK	Unit 4, Four Lanes Business Park, Cemetery Road	823 yd
Lidl	Ingleby Road	956 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bradford Girls Grammar School SQUIRE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, squash courts, swimming pool	474 yd
West Park GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND WEST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	494 yd
Whetley Academy WHETLEY LANE	grass pitches	589 yd
Great Horton Church Cricket Club 108A 108A ALLERTON ROAD	grass pitches	652 yd
Manningham Mills Sports Association SCOTCHMAN ROAD	grass pitches	715 yd
Scotchman Road Athletics Coaching Centre (Closed) Scotchman Road	artificial grass pitch	821 yd
St William'S Catholic Primary School YOUNG STREET	grass pitches	953 yd
Salem Athletic Cricket Club GARDEN LANE	grass pitches	961 yd
Manningham Sports Centre CARLISLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,090 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	66 Mbit/s
Average download speed	144.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.